Bob Barker to Leave Television

By Thomas Paone

One must pay careful attention nowadays as they watch daytime television. For if they do, they will witness the ending of an era. While most people were paying attention to unimportant things like midterm elections, television history was announced and almost forgotten. Bob Barker, the legendary host of the infamous daytime television game show called The Price is Right, has announced that he will retire.

Bob Barker first started his marvelous career in television in 1956 when he began hosting a show called Truth or Consequences. Since then, he has spent fifty years on television, including 35 years hosting The Price is Right. When asked why he is retiring, Barker replied, “I will be 83 years old in December, and I’ve decided to retire while I’m still young.” Barker went on to say that he plans on seeing what it’s like to be bored, and may appear in small movie roles once retired. The president of CBS, the station on which The Price is Right is shown, commented that, “Barker has left an enduring mark on the network . . . [and called his work] immeasurable.”

Daytime television will lose one of its best faces in June when Bob Barker reminds us to help control the pet population by having our pets spayed or neutered for the last time. Thank you, Bob, for all the good times. We will never forget what you have done for us.